Because of the Heavenly Curtain's revelations, the various powers across the continent had learned in advance of the terrifying Evil Soul Master organization known as the Holy Spirit Cult.
Because the Holy Spirit Cult was far too powerful, Shrek Academy, the former Douluo Three Kingdoms, and many other forces all intended to gather their strength to deal with it.
Xuan Zi of Shrek Academy had left the academy the moment he learned that the Holy Spirit Cult was an Evil Soul Master organization, heading for the former Douluo Three Kingdoms to persuade them.
However, after learning during his negotiations that the Holy Spirit Cult's true strength was far more terrifying than he had originally estimated, Xuan Zi realized that the severity of the situation had to be raised by several levels.
Thus, after leaving the Star Luo Imperial Palace, not only did Xuan Zi need to visit the emperors of the Dou Ling Empire and Heaven Dou Empire, he also had to seek out powerful soul master forces that could be won over.
Even amid such busyness, he still had to spare attention to watch the monologue displayed on the Heavenly Curtain.
After all, no one could be certain whether the Heavenly Curtain's next revelation would contain even more useful information.
But what Xuan Zi had not expected was for Ye Xishui's monologue to reveal another earth-shattering bombshell, one that even involved someone from Shrek Academy.
[Because of a moment of willfulness on my part, Mu En was crippled for life.]
[But I do not regret it. To stop that battle to the death and bring it to an end without resolution, without stepping forward to explain everything, I could only introduce an accident.]
[The only thing that exceeded my expectations was how severe Big Brother Mu's injuries would be.]
[Xiao Yao was, after all, the man I loved. In the end, I simply could not bring myself to strike at him. So I could only wrong Big Brother Mu.]
[I had thought that after that, once I vanished and left again, Xiao Yao, Mu En, and I would completely go our separate ways.]
[But fate was truly coincidental. Perhaps Heaven was toying with us. Decades later, Xiao Yao and I met once again.]
[At that time, how desperately I wanted to be with Xiao Yao. But I could not do so, because I was the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, the Evil Soul Master King!]
[If I truly let a moment of willfulness lead me to be with Xiao Yao, not only would it fail to bring us happiness, it would completely destroy the reputation Xiao Yao had built over his lifetime!]
[So even though Xiao Yao later remained by my side and became the Holy Spirit Cult's Chief Grand Supporter in order to protect me, I deliberately created the impression that Xiao Yao was being forced into it, that he had unspeakable reasons.]
[That way, Xiao Yao would forever remain the Dragon Emperor Douluo in my heart and in the eyes of the world, rather than becoming one of the Evil Soul Masters everyone wanted to kill.]
"Heh~ Crocodile tears."
Within Sea God Pavilion, Elder Song, also a woman, pierced straight through Ye Xishui's true nature.
Because Xuan Zi had gone out to lobby the three kingdoms and Shao Zhe was taking Junior Disciple Brother around the campus, she had come to Sea God Pavilion. While standing guard for Mu En, she could also keep her daughter company.
"Mom, what does that mean?" Xian Lin'er, standing nearby, did not quite understand.
After all, judging from the monologue shown on the Heavenly Curtain, Ye Xishui truly seemed to be considering Long Xiaoyao's well-being.
Seeing her pure-minded daughter, Elder Song could only explain.
"Before Old Ghost Zhongli, the previous leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, died, Ye Xishui could still be considered a victim herself. Some of the things she did might perhaps have earned people's sympathy."
"But once her identity changed into that of the Holy Spirit Cult's leader, the Evil Soul Master King, those so-called 'kind' actions of hers leaned more toward performance, toward deceiving herself... After all, at that point, who in the world could have forced her?"
"I see." Xian Lin'er understood somewhat.
"You're already a hundred years old. Why do you still act like a child sometimes?" Elder Song's seemingly scolding words were filled with affection as she looked at her daughter.
Xian Lin'er coquettishly said, "Isn't that because I have you, Mom?"
Xian Lin'er's life had always gone smoothly. The only time she had suffered a setback was in love, all because of that scumbag Yan Shaozhe.
[Speaking of which, besides Xiao Yao reconnecting with me, even Big Brother Mu became connected to both Xiao Yao and me in a special way, though neither Xiao Yao nor Big Brother Mu knew it.]
[One day, on a whim, I wanted to see how the child Xiao Yao and I had was doing. Yet I never expected that child's descendant to rely on his own talent to enter Shrek Academy and become Big Brother Mu's disciple.]
[To be honest, when I learned this information, I was extremely surprised as well.]
[If it were not for the fact that his martial soul was my Second Martial Soul—the Light Phoenix—and that his surname was Yan, I truly would not have known that Big Brother Mu had accepted the descendant of Xiao Yao and me, and cultivated him into the Martial Soul Department Dean!]
What?! Yan Shaozhe felt as though he had been struck by lightning as he stared at the Heavenly Curtain.
How could he possibly be a descendant of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui?
How was that possible?!
How could he ever conduct himself within Shrek Academy after this?
The dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, an institution that symbolized justice, was actually the descendant of the Evil Soul Master King, whose sins reached the heavens!
At this moment, Yan Shaozhe desperately wished that every monologue concerning Ye Xishui on the Heavenly Curtain was false!
"Senior Brother, are you all right?" Shao Zhuang spoke up at just the right moment.
Remembering that his junior disciple brother was still beside him, Yan Shaozhe barely steadied himself and said, "I'm fine. Your senior brother has some urgent business to handle. I'll have someone else come take you around the campus later. For now, you can explore and get a feel for the place yourself."
"All right, Senior Brother." Shao Zhuang answered with utmost obedience.
There was no need to think about it. Yan Shaozhe's heart was now like a bomb had exploded within it, leaving utter devastation behind.
What remained was to see how Yan Shaozhe would overcome this hurdle.
If he overcame it, his state of mind would naturally rise as well, and advancing his cultivation would become only a matter of steady effort and natural progression.
If he failed to overcome it, he might remain stuck at this point for the rest of his life.
There was no helping it. Upon reaching the realm of a Titled Douluo, one could no longer simply bury one's head in cultivation.
"All right, then Senior Brother will be leaving first." With that, Yan Shaozhe vanished from before Shao Zhuang with a whoosh.
At the same time, the various powers across the Douluo Continent began discussing this earth-shattering bombshell.
The Martial Soul Department Dean of Shrek Academy was actually a descendant of the Evil Soul Master King. This revelation was truly enough to shake Heaven and make ghosts weep.
Although everyone knew from the images on the Heavenly Curtain and their real-life interactions that Ye Xishui certainly had no connection with her descendant, Yan Shaozhe.
But the blood relation was right there. There was no pretending not to see it.
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